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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dear Parents,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thank you for your feedback about last month’s advisory, and thank you for taking the time to discuss the advisory theme with your kids. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This Friday is our fourth advisory meeting so we wanted to encourage you to discuss the topic at home. Our hope is to continue developing advisory topics and lessons that can be discussed both at home and at school. We believe that this practice, as it develops, can provide parents and school staff with content and skills that can be discussed and clarified in the advisory class, and then be reinforced and expanded by families at home.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This month, each grade level will be working on a different topic:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>9<sup>th</sup> grade – Time management<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>10<sup>th</sup> grade – Transcript analysis / A-G requirements (we will be providing advisors with their students’ transcripts). There is also a time management activity available if students finish early.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>11<sup>th</sup> grade – Stress management <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>12<sup>th</sup> grade – Present polished 5-year plan collage to fellow students, who will provide audience feedback . (If you are a parent of a senior, please support them in completing the one assignment for advisory that they have to work on at home - it will require materials such as construction paper, scissors, markers and glue.) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please take some time to discuss this week's advisory topic with your child. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Some “dinner table” questions you could ask or use as conversation starters: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(9th/10th grade) – How do you manage your time if you have a lot of schoolwork and activities? </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(10<sup>th</sup> grade) – Do you know what college A-G requirements are? </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(11<sup>th</sup> grade) What are some ways you can think of to deal with or manage stress? </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(12<sup>th</sup> grade) Did you finish your 5 year plan poster for advisory this week?</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thanks again for your continued input and participation in our advisory program.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If you have any questions or comments about advisory, please contact <a href="mailto:susannahbell@berkeley.net">susannahbell@berkeley.net</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Pasquale Scuderi<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>BHS Principal<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333399'>_________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333399'>Diane Douglas, Marguerite Fa-Kaji and Pat Anderson are the parent-volunteer facilitators of the etree; please direct any questions to them at </span><span style='color:black'><a href="mailto:bhs-owner@lmi.net" title="mailto:bhs-owner@lmi.net"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333399'>bhs-owner@lmi.net</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333399'>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333399'>BHS etree archives: </span><span style='color:black'><a href="http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/" title="http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333399'>http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333399'>; BHS PTSA website: </span><span style='color:black'><a href="http://www.bhs.berkeleypta.org/" title="http://www.bhs.berkeleypta.org/"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333399'>http://www.bhs.berkeleypta.org/</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333399'>. 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